Unit testing internal methods in VS2017 .NET Standard library
According to .NET docs for the InternalsVisibleToAttribute
:
The attribute is applied at the assembly level. This means that it can be included at the beginning of a source code file, or it can be included in the AssemblyInfo file in a Visual Studio project.
In other words, you can simply place it in your own arbitrarily named .cs file, and it should work fine:
// some .cs file included in your project
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
[assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("MyTests")]
As described here:
https://blog.sanderaernouts.com/make-internals-visible-with-new-csproj-format
It is possible to add the internal visible attribute within the project file by adding another ItemGroup:
<ItemGroup>
<AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.InternalsVisibleTo">
<_Parameter1>$(AssemblyName).Tests</_Parameter1>
</AssemblyAttribute>
</ItemGroup>
or even:
<ItemGroup>
<AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.InternalsVisibleTo">
<_Parameter1>$(MSBuildProjectName).Tests</_Parameter1>
</AssemblyAttribute>
</ItemGroup>
I like that solution because the project file seems to be the right place for defining such concerns.